Domestic laundry apparatus.



F. w; SAUER,

DOMESTIC LAUNDRY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man .IIULY 5.19.11.

Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

F. W. SAUER.

DOMESTIC LAUNDRY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man JULY 5; 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

F. W. SAUER.

DOMESTIC LAUNDRY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION HLED JULY 5.1917.

Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

3 HEETS-SHEET 3.

h will l v FREDERICK W. SAUER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DOMESTIC LAUNDRY APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3d, 19f.

Application filed July 5, 1917. Serial No. 178,625.

forated washing cylinder is supported in the tub by attachable hangers. In such apparatus it is also common to mount a wringer, and a motor and gearing for driv ng the cylinder and wringer, on the tops of opposite walls.

For attaching and supporting the apparatus a variety .of clamp and frame devices have een designed, but owing to the great variation in sizes and kinds of tubs it has heretofore been impossible to provide a supporting means universal in its nature, and the reluctance of dealers to carry an assortment of these devices has. constituted a serious obstacle to the development of the industry. It is the purpose of the invention to provide a supporting means which is capable of such general application, and which is simple and practical in construction and easily applied and removed. It consists essentially of a horizontal open adjustable frame adapted to extend around the top of the tub and to rest thereon, being extensible and contractible for different sizes, and having downward projections to bear against the inner faces of the tub walls. Opposite members of the frame, at their inner portions, carry depending hangers for the cylinder, and the same members may afiord seats for the wringer and driving means.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the frame applied to the top of the tub, the washing cylinder being represented by broken lines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the tub, with the frame in elevation and the cylinder, wringer and driving mechanism in broken lines;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the frame, with portions of the wringer in full lines; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the frame collapsed .in the condition in which it may be placed in the bottom of the tub.

The rotary perforated washing cylinder 1 wherein the clothes are placed, the wringer 2, the motor 3 and housed gearing 4 having driving connection with the cylinder, and

the connection 5 for driving the wringer,

are all of known character and constitute no part of the invention.

The frame and its elements may. naturally be varied in their precise construction, but in the preferred embodiment it comprises two opposite flat members 6, which for con- Venience may be termed end members, two other oppos1te members 7, which'may be termed side members, and members 8, 8, which pivotally connect the end and side members, and may be called corner members.

The end members 6 are constructed and arranged so as to be placed over the .end, walls of the tub, and they constitute the immediate supports for a pair of hangers 10, 10*, which extend down at their inner portions and are formed at their lower ends to receive the journals of the cylinder. These hangers are of known form, and the one 10 is fixed and the other 10* is adjustable toward and from the first, as is the general practice. The end members 6 need not rest directly on the tub; preferably, in fact, it is the corner members which do so,'these being placed beneath the end members and connected thereto by pivot bolts 11. Thesepivot connections can be rendered rigid by nuts 12; and the same connections serve for clamp pieces 13 by which the wringer and motor units are detachably secured.

The side members 7 are pivotally cohnected to the other end portions of the corner members by bolts 14, having clamp nuts 15. It will thus be seen that the side members may be spread apart or brought nearer togct er, according to the width of the tub. In addition the side members have provision for a longitudinal adjustment, to take in different tub lengths. This adjustment is preferably secured by forming a series of;

holes 160 in each end portion of each side member, to receive the bolts 14, which accordingly serve a dual urpose.

The frame thus constituted may be simply placed upon the top of the tub, and in order to sustain it against horizontal displacement,

it is sufiicient to provide it with inwardly each corner member, one in position to come.

substantially at the corner of the tub, or against the end wall, and the other being nearer the pivot connections 14 with the side member, to bear against the side wall.

The corner members are preferably of a generally outcurved or angled form, the front members 8 being of more pronounced elbow shape than the rear ones. It will be understood that-it is not necessary that all of the steady lugs be in contact with the tub. In some cases j the rear edges of the corner members 8 will bear against the back of the tub.

From the foregoing it will be perceived that the'frame can be readily adjusted and applied to any length or width of tub Within substantial ranges, and that the style of tub or the form of the tops of its walls is immaterial. When the .frame is not in use it can be collapsedby loosening part or all of its pivots, whereupon the frame may be folded into the condition of Fig. 4, reducing its compass, so that it may be placed in the bottom of the tub. This folding, however, does not disturb what may be termed the fixed adjustment, namely the longitudinal adjustment permitted by the holes 16, so that in replacing the frame for use all that is necessary is to spread it open until it touches at the desired points, and then tighten the pivots. Consequently, when the frame is once set for a tub it is always ready for use.

As will be seen in Fig. 1, the rear corner pieces may be turned somewhat forward, so as tobring the rear side member 7 away from the faucets 20 in case the latter are located above the top of the tub. In other cases the rear corner members may be disposed further rearward, so that the abutment lugs 16 bear against the back of the tub. Manifestly, if desired, all of the corner members might be made of the same form, and the end members 6 could be provided with adjustment holes like the side members 7. In order to permit the washing cylinder to be disposed farther forward or rearward with respect to the end members 6, as conditions may require, these end members are preferably provided with series of openings 21 to receive the attaching screws or bolts 22 of the hangers.

What is claimed as new is:

1. Means for supporting domestic laundry apparatus on tubs, comprising a horizontal open frame adapted to extend around and to rest on the tops of tubs and formed of members connected by joints permitting expansion and contraction of the frame in both horizontal dimensions, means for rigidly locking the frame, downward extending cylinder hangers on opposite members of the frame, and additional side-bearing projections extending downward from other members of the frame.

2. Means for supporting domestic washing apparatus on tubs, comprising a horizontal open frame formed of end members having cylinderhangers depending at their inner portions and adapted to be placed over opposite walls of the tubs, corner members pivotally connected to the end members, side members also pivotally and adjustably connected to the corner members, depending steady lugs on the corner members to bear against the inner faces of the tub walls, and means for clamping the members.

3. Means for supporting domestic washing apparatus on tubs, comprising a horizontal open frame adapted to rest upon the top of the tub and having downward projections to bear against the inner faces of'its walls, the said frame comprising opposite members carrying downward extending cylinder hangers, corner members pivoted thereto, opposite members also pivotally and ad justably connected to the corner members, and means for holding the members at any desired relative adjustment.

4:. Means for supporting domestic washing apparatus on tubs, comprising a horizontal open frame adapted to rest upon the top of the tub and having downward projections to bear against the inner faces of its walls, the said frame comprising opposed flat members affording seats for units of the apparatus and carrying downward extending cylinder hangers, outwardly curved corner members pivotally connected to said members, members pivotally and a'djustably connected to the corner members and means for locking the members of the rame.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of June, 1917.

. FREDERICK W. SAUER. Witnesses:

E. DEMISEY, F. V. SHEEHAN. 

